FRIENDS & FAMILY

Yay we have internet back!!!!!!  No cable yet (I'm TOTALLY fine with this - if it were up to me we wouldn't have TV's in the house). 

So much to post about but this post is simply about the fact that I am blessed to have such wonderful friends and family.  This move was no simple task.  However - at one point in time...there were 15 people standing in front of me asking what I wanted them to do next.  15

This help wasn't just about picking up a box and moving locations.  Everyone helped in ways they could and ways that were necessary.  I have 2 cousins that traveled hundreds of miles to help out.  One them took my kids OVER NIGHT.  She came to pick them up and she even came and dropped them off.  THEY HAD A BLAST.  It was a mini vacation for them.  They were greeted at her house with a pool full of bird seed (yes BIRD SEED).  Hidden beneath it all were insects, snakes, frogs...(all fake of course).  They went on a scavenger hunt to find these things and loved every minute of it.  They played with the water table inside, snow outside - they even went sledding down a big huge hill and of course loved that as well.  They spent time with their cousins and even went to bed without a problem when it was time.  It's easy for me to take an extra child for the day.  What's one more?  But flip that around....and it's a HUGE task. 

Without the girls under our feet we were able to accomplish moving the entire condo in 2 days.  With the help of our family and friends of course.  People helped pack, move, unpack, clean, paint, make trips to the store...even cook!  We were delivered a homemade lasagna dinner complete with salad, bread, chicken cutlets, and more pasta on the side (for those of us that don't like cheese!). 

Kim (Hailey's Godmother) gave the girls (more so ME) the gift of redecorating their entire room.  From curtains, to bedspreads and even pictures on the wall.  She did the work herself and the room looks amazing.  When the girls came home - they were EXCITED.  They've NEVER been excited about their room.  It's not a place they play - simply a place they sleep.  But since the makeover - they want to go to their room just to hang out! 

So - from the bottom of my heart:

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!  To everyone that helped and made this move possible.  It was more than I could have imagined and I am so grateful to have wonder friends and family in our lives.